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The Indonesian parliament is unicameral. The legislative branch
has the power to enforce laws. There is a clear separation of powers

and duties between the legislative and executive branches, thus making
the working mechanisms of the parliament more efficient, for example,

in the political history of Indonesia, Abdul Rahman Wahid, Indonesia's
third president, was removed from position in 2001. In addition, the

Indonesian parliament has an important mechanism that allows members
of parliament to form political groups within the parliament to present

their opinions on bills or to make recommendations on government
policies or activities. That is, members of the House of Representatives

from various political parties can come together to present a bill to
the parliament. Sometimes members of parliament may have different

opinions from their parties. However, the Indonesian parliament has
allowed lawmakers to join members of different parties in proposing bills

and doing joint political activities. Therefore, political parties with a small
number of members in the House of Representatives are able to exercise

the right to vote in the House of Representatives. It is not a monopoly
or must agree with the resolutions of the political party it belongs to or

a large political party only.